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"Brother, we are going to train together again."
The location of Zhengu's test was very close to Li Mo. The straight-line distance was so close that the two swordsmen could reach it in a few breaths.
"Sister, how are you progressing?"
“No progress.”
"Come to think of it, the knife in my hand is so fragile that it will easily break when facing the hard stone. The difficulty of this test is not in cutting the boulder, but in how to cut the boulder without damaging the knife!"
Li Mo complained.
If there were no restrictions on weapons, Li Mo would have just used a sledgehammer to smash the stone. However, all the training arranged by Yushi revolved around how to kill ghosts more efficiently and how to save lives from ghosts. There was little point in using a sledgehammer.
"Yes."
"Come to think of it, Senior Sister, are you in a difficult situation? 'Teacher Urokotaki is really too much. He is obviously good at speed, but the test is to cut through boulders.'" The second half of the sentence was said by Li Mo with a pinched throat.
Zhengu suddenly realized something and showed a look of obvious disgust on his face: "You are disgusting."
"Hey! I forgot, Makomo, you addressed Mr. Urokodaki as teacher."
All she got in return for her deliberate cuteness was a cold expression from Zhengu.
Li Mo thought for a moment and said, "Speaking of which, Zhengu, how did Mr. Urokotaki move this huge stone? He is so old, how could he still be able to do this? But such strange power is completely undetectable under normal circumstances."
"It's hard work, Mr. Urokodaki."
"Mr. Urokodaki is indeed hard-working. He often had to go up the mountain to replenish the traps."
During the training rushing down the mountain, one has to face many traps along the way, all of which were set up by Mr. Urokodaki alone.
Zhen Gu nodded. Junior Brother's words touched his heart.
Teacher Urokotaki works very hard, so she is willing to be responsible for three meals a day to reduce the burden on the teacher.
"Junior brother, do you think we can pass Mr. Urokodaki's assessment and participate in the "final selection"? "
"Of course, why not?" Li Mo said, "A genius like me must go and kill ghosts. How can I let a mere stone stop me?"
Immediately, he changed his tone and said, "However, I personally think that I should be able to pass Mr. Urokodaki's assessment before you."
Are you just saying I'm not good enough?
Zhen Gu sat next to the boulder with an expressionless face. She was too lazy to pay attention to this foreign junior brother.
Chapter 28 Practical Training
Cutting off the boulder looked easy. According to the idea of unlimited fighting, I just took a sledgehammer and smashed it to pieces, which was considered to be the goal.
But for swordsmen, they need to turn the swords in their hands into hammers and then cut down the boulder.
Honestly, it's hard to do this.
Li Mo, a modern man, also thinks completely like kerosene.
How did Tanjiro do it?
It was under the training of Makomo and Satsuki that he found the flaw in the boulder and completed the test. In the subsequent fight, being able to see the flaw helped Tanjiro a lot.
So, what is the flaw?
The answer is I don't know.
Therefore, in the first week, Li Mo spent all his time sitting here thinking except for completing basic training.
It would definitely not work if he used force. Before the stone was split, the knife in his hand would probably break. Li Mo had tried it before, but he knew that his knife would break before the stone.
"Brother, have you found a solution?"
"Makoto, your actions are still so silent."
Zhengu appeared here, and the whole process seemed to be silent. But it might be that the sound was too subtle.
Her best skill is agility. For her, this may just be the basics.
Li Mo couldn't make the sound of his footsteps smaller, just like the sound of his eating was quite loud.
"So, today's time has come."
"Hmm? Can you answer me first?"
"The answer has definitely not been found! If I had found it, would I still be sitting here?" Li Mo stood up and kicked the wooden sword next to him into his hand with a flick of his toes.
Seeing this, Zhengu silently drew out a wooden sword from behind him.
Today's practical training has begun.
If you replace daily training with learning, then practical training is the test, which is the process of integrating the knowledge you have learned.
This kind of behavior is dangerous, just talking about it on paper.
The sparring with Zhen Gu started three days ago. At that time, Li Mo was still sitting in front of the stone, and he had no idea what a flaw was. The stone also had a flaw? Then Li Mo might as well believe that the stone had its own breath. Zhen Gu came over later, and she was also troubled by this assessment.
Immediately, Li Mo suggested that instead of worrying about it every day, it would be better to conduct actual combat training. Who knows, maybe it will work out after training?
Didn’t Tanjiro cut the boulder in half during the feeding move of Satsuki?
The two of them used wooden swords, not real swords. But even so, it was enough.
"Your speed has increased a bit compared to yesterday. How did you do it, Makoto?"
Zhengu's strength lies in her agility. When the battle just started, she kept adjusting her position, making it impossible for people to notice the angle from which she launched the attack.
Ghosts are formed from fallen humans, and this is why there are many people who have this habit.
"exercise."
Zhen Gu's voice appeared, and it came from behind him.
The wooden sword in Li Mo's hand swung as he turned around, as fast as thunder. The two wooden swords collided with each other, and if they were real swords, sparks would have been produced by friction, and the collision would have killed them instantly.
Zhen Gu once again distanced himself from Li Mo.
This situation happened every day, many times a day. When the real gourd moved, Li Mo was overwhelmed and could only take a defensive stance and counter the moves.
He has a lot of brute force, but he can only hit the air.
It's very difficult.
But in recent actual combat training, Li Mo often won. Zhen Gu has a fatal flaw.
"Hey, Makomo. What do you say, if Mr. Urokodaki doesn't like you anymore?"
Li Mo began to attack with words, probably mocking him with Mr. Urokodaki, whom Makomo cared about. Maybe Makomo was calm enough to ignore it. But...
Are you annoyed when cicadas chirp?
Then--
There was a whistling sound of breaking wind, and Zhen Gu appeared in front of Li Mo at almost the fastest speed, leaped into the air, and swung his sword!
The wooden sword chopped towards Li Mo's head from top to bottom.
"I got hit, Zhengu."
Leaving the ground is a stupid move, because most people cannot use the power of the air to move around, and will become a target, even if the opportunity is fleeting.
That is also an opportunity.
Li Mo dodged the attack and put the wooden sword on Zhen Gu's neck the moment she fell to the ground. He said, "Zhen Gu, you get upset too easily. This is your biggest weakness."
Really, too emotional. Easily affected by other people's words, and then make mistakes.
Immediately, Li Mo put away the wooden sword, hummed a country tune, and walked down the mountain.
"Okay, that's all for today. Let's go home and eat."
Then he heard a threat from behind.
"I don't want to cook tonight."
Big crisis! Big crisis! A huge crisis.
If Makomo doesn't cook, Mr. Urokodaki will cook. And with his bad temper...
Li Mo didn't feel good.
"Senior sister, I was wrong."
He turned around, like a tiger landing! He made a pitiful sound with a crying tone.
"Also, you should wash your own clothes."
"Senior sister, I can't lose your help."
A real man can bend and stretch. Do you have to work hard doing housework just to save face?
How much is face worth?
With Zhen Gu's help, Li Mo only needed to wash his underwear. He left all the outer clothes to Zhen Gu.
Zhengu sighed, and she noticed that the other person's eyes were focused on her thighs. Was he admiring her? Definitely not, the type of girl this guy likes is mature older sisters.
He wanted to hold his legs and beg for help. He had done this shameless thing once, and Zhengu was helpless.
Thinking of that embarrassment, she felt that she was being taken advantage of by the other party.
"Then don't bring up this topic next time."
"Yes, Senior Sister. Okay, Senior Sister."
He still didn't listen.
Zhengu knew the other person's character, and he didn't bother to pay attention to him, and immediately walked towards home with a stern face.
You don't go to the mountain, the mountain comes to you.
Li Mo followed her and kept chattering, "Senior sister, senior sister. Actually, I'm not wrong. You are just too emotional. You look like a cold and beautiful girl, the kind with nothing. But you are so emotional inside. I teased you and you lost your balance and revealed your flaws. This is very dangerous."
"Shut up."
"Yeah, I'll shut up."
Shameless and skinless, this is his junior fellow apprentice. He is a very frivolous person and often says outrageous things. But Zhen Gu also admits that many of his words are correct.
My poor performance is all affected by emotional factors.